This is a list of devices I personally use or have used, How I feel about them and if I would recomend them.
| Device | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly EM | Energy Tracker (CT) | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 2 | Yes (but consider gen3 version too) | Tracking Various Circuits inside consumer unit (electrical panel) | |
| Shelly Pro EM | Energy Tracker (CT) | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 1 | Yes | Tracking EV Charger Circuit | |
| Shelly 1PM Mini (gen2) | Relay + Energy Tracker | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 1 | Yes (but latest version) | Tracking and controlling light | |
| Shelly 1PM Mini (gen3) | Relay + Energy Tracker | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 7 | Yes (but latest version) | Tracking and controlling light | |
| Shelly PM Mini (gen3) | Energy Tracker (Inline) | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 2 | Yes (but latest version) | Tracking Appliances with inductive load | |
| Shelly Plus Plug UK | Smartplug | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 3 (+4 occasionally) | Yes | Tracking power and switching of various devices | |
| Shelly Duo GU10 RGBW | Smart LightBulb | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 1 | Yes (But stock seems non-existant) | Controllable Light | Had 2 but 1 failed after over a year |
| Shelly BLU Door/Window | Door Sensor | Bluetooth | Yes | Yes x 3 | Yes | Tracking state of various doors | 1 came with a dead battery but takes a standard CR2032 so I just replaced and didn't complain |
| LocalBytes Smartplug | Smartplug | Wi-Fi (ESPhome) | Yes | Yes x 4 | Maybe (The older ESP is starting to struggle with space on newer ESPHome versions) | Tracking power and switching of various devices | Generic Whitelabled chinese device |
| LocalBytes Smart Bulb | Smart LightBulb (B22/E27) | Wi-Fi (Tasmota) | Yes | Yes x 3 + 1 spare | Maybe (I would prefer bulb with newer ESP running ESPHome) | Controllable Light | Generic Whitelabled chinese device |
| LocalBytes LocalDeck | Button Panel | Wi-Fi (EspHome) | Yes | Yes x 2 (1 orginal version and 1 updated revision) | Yes | Controling devices / running scripts / status tracking with key RGB LED's | First Custom device from LocalBytes. I prefer custom firmware/automation setup to their configurator addon. |
| Athom 6 CH Energy Meter | Energy Tracker (CT) | Wi-Fi (EspHome) | Yes | No (no current use but would use it) | Yes | In testing seemed lightly less accurate than shelly CT trackers | |
| Athom RGB Strip Controller | LED Strip Driver | Wi-Fi (EspHome) | Yes | No (not yet deployed as LED Strip not mounted yet) | Not Fully Tested | Plan: Outdoor path Lighting | The cheap LED Strip I used with has Red and Green signals reversed but this was fixable in firmware with ESPHome |
| Athom GU10 RGBCW | Smart LightBulb (GU10) | Wi-Fi (EspHome) | Yes | Yes x 1 (+1 spare) | Yes | Controllable Light | Got this to replace a failed shelly device that was out of stock everywhere. |
| Athom 7W Color Bulb | Smart LightBulb (E27) | Wi-Fi (EspHome) | Yes | No x 4 (not yet deployed) | Not Fully Tested | Controllable Light | plan to add more controlable light to the house |
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| Everything Pressence One | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Everything Pressence Lite | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Voice-PE | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| M5Stack Atom Echo | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Waveshare ESP32-S3 1.85inch Round LCD | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Seeed XIAO 60GHz mmWave Human Breathing and Heartbeat SensorD | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Blink Cameras | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Reolink Camera | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Glow Meter | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Hypervolt | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Hyundai | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| ring doorbell | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Unifi Stuff | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| WiCAN | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Kasa Smartplug | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
| Tapo Smartplug | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |